I was doing some studying on dedication tonight and with the understanding that approx. 2.1 billion people identify as Christian and only about 70 million identify as communist, I found the following information very insightful...
"What distinguishes the Communist movement from most others and makes it possible for so small a minority to make so great an impact upon our time is the dedication of the average individual and the immense and dynamic force this represents when all those individuals collectively make their contribution to the cause." - Dedication and Leadership by Douglas Hyde
It makes me think of how such a small party has shaped the world so immensely in the past 100 years with such a small amount of people identifying themselves as such. Imagine if the 2.1 billion Christians in the world were as dedicated to their cause as the 70 million Communists, how different would the world look?
To get on a simpler level, you Christian, how different would the world look if you were as dedicated as the average Communist? Again, from Douglas Hyde, "There is no mystery about the indisputable fact that Communists exert an influence out of all proportion to their numbers, once one grasps the point that practically every party member is a dedicated man in whose life, from the time he rises in the morning till the time the goes to bed at night, for 365 days of the year, Communism is the dominant force."
How is it that a Communist can be so dedicated to a worldly ideal that such a small number can make a big difference, and yet we Christians, dedicated to an eternal decision with eternal consequences are not the driving force in the world today? Maybe the answer is right in front of us. Dedication. It said that the Communists are so dedicated that from the time they rise until the time the got to bed, 365 days per year, they are dedicated to the cause. Are you dedicated to the eternal cause of Jesus Christ? Or are you only dedicated to the cause of feeling good about yourself because you checked off the box by showing up to church?
Dedication requires sacrifice and giving oneself completely over to a cause. What cause could be greater than the eternal cause of making disciples of all nations and baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything Jesus has commanded and knowing that surely He is with us until the end of the age? Maybe it is time we look in the mirror and ask are we dedicated to the cause of Christ, our Father's business, advancing the kingdom. Or are we dedicated to feeling good about myself now and going through the motions of being a Christian without true dedication to the cause. #AreYouDedicated
"What distinguishes the Communist movement from most others and makes it possible for so small a minority to make so great an impact upon our time is the dedication of the average individual and the immense and dynamic force this represents when all those individuals collectively make their contribution to the cause." - Dedication and Leadership by Douglas Hyde
It makes me think of how such a small party has shaped the world so immensely in the past 100 years with such a small amount of people identifying themselves as such. Imagine if the 2.1 billion Christians in the world were as dedicated to their cause as the 70 million Communists, how different would the world look?
To get on a simpler level, you Christian, how different would the world look if you were as dedicated as the average Communist? Again, from Douglas Hyde, "There is no mystery about the indisputable fact that Communists exert an influence out of all proportion to their numbers, once one grasps the point that practically every party member is a dedicated man in whose life, from the time he rises in the morning till the time the goes to bed at night, for 365 days of the year, Communism is the dominant force."
How is it that a Communist can be so dedicated to a worldly ideal that such a small number can make a big difference, and yet we Christians, dedicated to an eternal decision with eternal consequences are not the driving force in the world today? Maybe the answer is right in front of us. Dedication. It said that the Communists are so dedicated that from the time they rise until the time the got to bed, 365 days per year, they are dedicated to the cause. Are you dedicated to the eternal cause of Jesus Christ? Or are you only dedicated to the cause of feeling good about yourself because you checked off the box by showing up to church?
Dedication requires sacrifice and giving oneself completely over to a cause. What cause could be greater than the eternal cause of making disciples of all nations and baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything Jesus has commanded and knowing that surely He is with us until the end of the age? Maybe it is time we look in the mirror and ask are we dedicated to the cause of Christ, our Father's business, advancing the kingdom. Or are we dedicated to feeling good about myself now and going through the motions of being a Christian without true dedication to the cause. #AreYouDedicated
